Criss Cross Jazz 1239 CD

Ryan Kisor Quintet

Awakening

Available: September 15, 2003

Part of a new breed of jazz artists expanding the mainstream language in fresh
and stimulating ways, trumpeter Ryan Kisor's
Awakening returns to the organ
combo as heard on his debut Criss Cross set
Battle Cry

This time around however, Kisor leaves the standards behind and opts for his
own originals, which cover a good deal of ground - from the ballad tempo of
Harlem Moon to the bop-inflected
Effing Blues.

In addition to Kisor's own bristling solo work,
organist Sam Yahel,
guitarist Peter Bernstein,
and tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart
are heavily featured throughout this fervent showcase.
On drums the great Willie Jones III.

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Barcode 8 712474 1239 26

1.

Awakening Part 1 & 2 (Ryan Kisor) 13:02

2.

Sioux City (Ryan Kisor) 8:03

3.

UFO (Ryan Kisor) 4:58

4.

Harlem Moon (Ryan Kisor) 6:33

5.

Effing Blues (Ryan Kisor) 5:17

6.

What Can I Say? (Ryan Kisor) 7:15

7.

Free As A Bird (Ryan Kisor) 8:11

Total Time: 53:25
Recorded
December 19, 2002
in
Brooklyn, NY, USA
by
Max Bolleman